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Just a quick question, in the comic con promo Randy Savage said that 2011 would be his year all the way, do you see macho man being inducted into the hall of fame this year or even making a surprise appearance at mania this year like Hogan did back at wrestle mania 21?
While it does appear the ice is thawing between Randy Savage and WWE, I do
not expect him to go into the Hall Of Fame this year. Savage is worthy to
be a headliner for the Hall Of Fame, so to add him to this year's class when
they already have Shawn Michaels going in would be overkill. As for a
surprise appearance at Wrestlemania, I suppose anything is possible.
However, I'm not expecting it this year.
As you mentioned more than just a couple of times John Cena sells by far the most merchandise products in the entire
industry. Who - in you opinion - is second and third on that list? And do you see The Rock having a huge impact on WWE's merchandise sales?
I believe Rey Mysterio is second on the list (and at points he might sell more than Cena), while third is harder to figure out. It could be Undertaker or Triple H. I definitely see the Rock having an impact, and I'm sure WWE is already getting some nice returns on the new Rock shirt.
I was never a Booker T fan, (except for Harlem Heat), but is it my imagination, or do they have his mike turned way down so you can hardly hear him talking?
Nope, he just has a lower voice and doesn't yell as much as the other announcers.
Do you see any member of the NFL Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers taking part in Wrestlemania? Clay Matthews vs. Dolph Ziggler. What do you think?Â
I tend to doubt it. If Wrestlemania was in Wisconsin, maybe! I certainly don't see any active Packer taking part in a match.
My question concerns something in the WWE that I feel has gone way out of control. What I am talking about is the constant amount of crossover on shows. Smackdown people appearing on Raw, Raw people appearing on Smackdown, Michael Cole appearing on both shows (actually enjoy the heel character but think it is overexposed). I thought that only the tag champs and the Divas champ got to appear on both shows. As much as people complained about the days of specific brand pay per views, what I liked about that time was that it was more of a hard split. If they want to portray the company as two separate brands, they should be two separate brands. I realize that this sort of crossover is to be expected around the time of Wrestlemania, but its happening so often now that the novelty of it has worn off and the shows a lot of the time seem like a mish-mash. Do you see this changing any time soon?
I don't see it changing, but I agree, it has gotten ridiculous for WWE to even pretend like they are running separate brands. Wrestlers float back and forth between shows with no reason given, and the only time the "brand" seems to matter is when WWE needs it for a storyline plot device, or the Bragging Rights PPV. Actually, I think one of the reasons interest in the Bragging Rights PPV was so low this past year is because fans just don't see a real difference between the brands anymore.
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